Stephen D. Sullivan

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-06

Stephen D. Sullivan is an American author and artist who has written more than twenty-five books since 1984. He began his career at TSR, working as both a writer and artist on Dungeons & Dragons materials, and taught a pioneering course on D&D at MIT. In 1984 he co-founded the game company Pacesetter as art director, and he has since published comic books and novels spanning fantasy and science fiction. His TSR-era credits include the adventure modules Scourge of the Slave Lords and Castle Amber, and in 1987 he created the humor comic Wabbit Wampage. His prose fiction includes The Scorpion (2000) in the Legend of the Five Rings line and multiple Dragonlance novels, including The Dragon Isles (2002) and entries in the Dragonlance: The New Adventures series such as The Dying Kingdom and Warrior's Heart. In 2016 his novelization of the cult film Manos: The Hands of Fate earned him a Scribe Award for Best Adapted Novel, reflecting his long career bridging tabletop gaming, comics, and tie-in fiction.

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Books

• The Dragon Isles (2002) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Dying Kingdom (2004) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Warrior's Heart (2006) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Warrior's Blood (2007) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Warrior's Bones (2007) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 17 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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